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My final comment now that I've played it more. This game is not good yet I somehow can't stop playing. It's a strange form of masocism.
The worst part is usability. 1) User interface is as uncomprehencible as it can be. You are thrown right into the game and have no clue what to do. First there should be a help that explains the main stats - rifle, exp, morale and ranks, how they are measured what they are good for. Then the differences of troop types. Muting sound. A save maybe seeing as long one game can be.
Then the random should be toned down a bit. No arty plane so early in the game.
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The goal is to both gain and hold ground.
Usually you hold the ground till it becomes to dangerous to do so then you bunker down and hold for as long as possible
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How come the badge fails to mention you can't hire more than ten units or you aren't eligible for the badge? I had a grand total of 13 men my last mission, and I survived 125 waves, and lost most of them at the end to a double air strike. Rather annoying, but I am pleased this finally got badges. Keep up the good work urbz!
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after literally losing like 10 times, I just very easily survived 50 waves without losing even a single unit. ><
The strategy was rather simple too.
double gunner, triple trench, then have an engineer literally bunker building and hopping until I was nearly at their side, setting up a radio tower in the back, using aerial superiority and then setting mines ALL on his side.
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Would REALLY love an option to turn off volume. Would be nice to see streams/water on the landscape. Would like to actually show what a soldier's firing arc when clicked on so we know if they're too close/behind a tree/rock. AI still not convincing but slightly better than the first game.
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Over rated game. Far too complicated with all the many buttons. I didn't like the squad controls and the distribution of 'tactical' points, it seems you just get them randomly.
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good game ... could be a bit faster but is it just me or after you get the 1st 10-15 tactical points dose it just ... reallllly slow down ... like if i dont get my whole army built right away i stop getting points ll together no matter how much i kill
also how do i gain ranks for my general(so i can get the bonuses at the start of the game)
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Mute button and a speed up button. Sometimes I want to speed it up when I have no strategy points between waves. or a next wave button like in tower defense. Otherwise I like it
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All the guys move so slowly and are so inaccurate because it's trying for realism. It's true that most soldiers in total war die from machine guns and artillery/air. You'd be amazed at how slow the tempo is in real combat, it takes me about two hours to move my troops six kilometers through close terrain, and after that they're pretty tired and in no condition to fight.
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I think it's really fun to play, but it takes a long time to get high score. And sometimes all the troops were crashed by just an unfortunately arty strike ......
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Do not start the 12 point op and just buy Frenchies.
After about 25 frenchies the computer gets angry and sends plane and artillery 8 times in a row to wipe you out in the space of 30 seconds!
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I clicked on the bar and then realized I had nobody to give it to. I lost 6 points and couldn't get them back. This game is buggy as hell.
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This game is missing critical features as mentioned before, wave counter, pause, speed options, tutorial, etc.
Not to mention just how hideaously inaccurate the troops are even at point blank range. Also a mode of play where you have say a starting bank of 100 points just to tinker and see what is worthwhile to use.
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After months of playing this its still fun. But I still dont enjoy the shitty moves that this game randomly pulls. Like 1 shot killing my best unit or bombing all my troops with suspicious accuracy.